Ruth's Family History

Sarah POTTS
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Name Sarah POTTS Birth Between Apr 1838 and Jun 1838 Broseley, Shropshire, England
[1, 2] - AMJ 1838 Madeley district, Volume 18, Page 88
Mother's Maiden Surname: Simmonds
Baptism 27 May 1838 Broseley Parish Church, Broseley, Shropshire, England
[2] - Living at Broseley
Entered as Sarah Pott
Gender Female 1841 Census 6 Jun 1841 Coalford, Jackfield, Broseley, Wenlock, Shropshire, England
[3] Age: 3y - HO107/928, Book 4, Folio 22, Page 6
1851 Census 30 Mar 1851 Upper Passage Ferry, Broseley, Wenlock, Shropshire, England
[4] Age: 14y - HO107/1989, Folio 153, Page 11
Daughter, Unmarried, Tile Maker's Taker Away
1861 Census 7 Apr 1861 Cape Street, Broseley, Wenlock, Shropshire, England
[5] Age: 23y - RG9/1859, Folio 50, Page 2
Wife, Married, Coalminer's Wife
1871 Census 2 Apr 1871 Barratt's Hill, Broseley, Wenlock, Shropshire, England
[6] Age: 33y - RG10/2757, Folio 50, Page 2
Wife, Married, Coal Miner's Wife
1881 Census 3 Apr 1881 Harris's Green, Broseley, Wenlock, Shropshire, England
[7] Age: 43y - RG11/2639, Folio 41, Page 31
Wife, Married
Ancestor Count 4 Descendant Count 75 Reference Number H 0383a Death Between Oct 1889 and Dec 1889 Madeley district, Shropshire, England
[8] Age: 51y - OND 1889 Madeley district, Volume 06A, Page 398
Person ID I2823 Ruth Last Modified 5 Aug 2025
Father Noah POTTS, b. Bef 6 Nov 1803, Broseley, Shropshire, England
d. Between Apr 1863 and Jun 1863, Jackfield, Broseley, Shropshire, England
(Age > 59 years) Mother Frances (Fanny) SIMMONDS, b. Bef 22 Nov 1807, Broseley, Shropshire, England
Family ID F784 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family John EVANS, b. 26 Nov 1831, Broseley, Shropshire, England
d. Between Apr 1885 and Jun 1885, Madeley district, Shropshire, England
(Age 53 years) Marriage Between Jan 1856 and Mar 1856 Broseley All Saints Parish Church (Previously St Leonard's), Broseley, Shropshire, England
[9, 10, 11] - JFM 1856 Madeley district, Volume 06A, Page 842
Children 1. William EVANS, b. Between Apr 1856 and Jun 1856, Broseley, Shropshire, England 
2. Sarah EVANS, b. Between Jan 1858 and Mar 1858, Broseley, Shropshire, England
d. Between Jul 1899 and Sep 1899, Madeley district, Shropshire, England
(Age 41 years)3. John George EVANS, b. Between Oct 1859 and Dec 1859, Madeley district, Shropshire, England 
4. John George EVANS, b. Between Jul 1861 and Sep 1861, Madeley district, Shropshire, England 
5. Fanny EVANS, b. Between Apr 1863 and Jun 1863, Broseley, Shropshire, England
d. Between Apr 1933 and Jun 1933, Madeley district, Shropshire, England
(Age 70 years)6. John EVANS, b. 25 Feb 1865, Broseley, Shropshire, England
d. 4 Dec 1943, King Street, Milton, Halton, Trafalgar, Ontario, Canada
(Age 78 years)7. George EVANS, b. Between Jul 1866 and Sep 1866, Broseley, Shropshire, England 
8. Male EVANS, b. Between Apr 1868 and Jun 1868, Madeley district, Shropshire, England 
9. Alfred EVANS, b. Between Apr 1869 and Jun 1869, Broseley, Shropshire, England 
10. James EVANS, b. 17 Feb 1871, Broseley, Shropshire, England
d. Between Oct 1954 and Dec 1954, Bridgnorth district, Shropshire, England
(Age 83 years)11. Edward EVANS, b. Between Apr 1872 and Jun 1872, Broseley, Shropshire, England
d. Bef 31 Mar 1901, Madeley district, Shropshire, England
(Age < 28 years)12. Martha EVANS, b. Between Jul 1874 and Sep 1874, Broseley, Shropshire, England 
13. Henry (Harry) EVANS, b. 24 Jun 1878, Broseley, Shropshire, England
d. Aft 1943 (Age > 66 years)14. Stephen EVANS, b. Between Jul 1878 and Sep 1878, Madeley district, Shropshire, England 
15. Stephen EVANS, b. Between Jan 1881 and Mar 1881, Broseley, Shropshire, England
d. Aft 1943 (Age > 63 years)Family ID F1223 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 5 Aug 2025
- AMJ 1838 Madeley district, Volume 18, Page 88
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Notes - SARAH EVANS nee POTTS
Possible other children:
Martha Jane born OND 1873 Madeley, Volume 06A, Page 638
Betsey born AMJ 1875 Madeley, Volume 06A, Page 676
Female born AMJ 1877 Madeley, Volume 06A, Page 672
ADDRESSES:
Coalford, Jackfield, Broseley, Wenlock, Shropshire (06 June 1841)
Upper Passage Ferry, Broseley, Wenlock, Shropshire (30 March 1851)
Cape Street, Broseley, Wenlock, Shropshire (07 April 1861)
Barratt's Hill, Broseley, Wenlock, Shropshire (02 April 1871)
Harris's Green, Broseley, Wenlock, Shropshire (03 April 1881)
OCCUPATIONS:
- (06 June 1841)
Tile Maker's Taker Away (30 March 1851)
Coalminer's Wife (07 April 1861)
Coal Miner's Wife (02 April 1871)
- (03 April 1881)
CENSUSES: (1838-1889)
06 June 1841 - yes
30 March 1851 - yes
07 April 1861 - yes
02 April 1871 - yes
03 April 1881 - yes - Last checked: 14 January 2020
- SARAH EVANS nee POTTS
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Sources - [S13] BMD - GRO Index - Birth, AMJ 1838 Madeley district, Volume 18, Page 88.
- [S5672] Parish Registers - Shropshire - Baptism - Pott, Sarah - 1838 - Broseley, Page 79, No. 629.
- [S798] 1841 Census - Potts, Noah & Frances, HO107/928, Book 4, Folio 22, Page 6.
- [S470] 1851 Census - Potts, Noah & Fanny, HO107/1989, Folio 153, Page 11.
- [S1367] 1861 Census - Evans, John & Sarah, RG9/1859, Folio 50, Page 2.
- [S1368] 1871 Census - Evans, John & Sarah, RG10/2757, Folio 50, Page 2.
- [S1369] 1881 Census - Evans, John & Sarah, RG11/2639, Folio 41, Page 31.
- [S15] BMD - GRO Index - Death, OND 1889 Madeley district, Volume 06A, Page 398.
- [S14] BMD - GRO Index - Marriage, JFM 1856 Madeley district, Volume 06A, Page 842.
- [S3677] Church - Broseley All Saints from 1845 (previous church on this site was St Leonards), Broseley, Shropshire.
- [S5499] BMD - Shropshire Index - Marriage, C-B10/1/439.
- [S13] BMD - GRO Index - Birth, AMJ 1838 Madeley district, Volume 18, Page 88.

